About Me
My name is Phillbert Neil Tan but people normally call me Philly. I'm currently a First Year student at 🎓 The University of British Columbia in the Bachelor of Arts program majoring in 🖥 Computer Science and minoring in 📈 Commerce.
Within UBC, I typically go to lecture mindlessly trusting the natural recursion while going about my classes. Otherwise, I'm currently in UBC Launch Pad -- UBC's Software Engineering club currently contributing to its in-house Slack Management bot, rocket2.
Outside of UBC, I'm the current DevOps Lead and a Fullstack Developer in Dashboard Philippines to help provide more up-to-date information amidst the quarantine life in the Philippines.
I'm also actively joining hackathons while I can such as Hack the North, DubHacks, and UBC's own nwHacks.
I've been coding since 7 years old and since then, my philosophy is to create for others and to create to learn. That is to realize that doing great is being able to help the lives of others in any way, shape, or form.
I hope to do well and to do great -- for and with others.
Education
The University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Bachelor of Arts - Major in Computer Science and Minor in Commerce
Dean's List Standing (Winter 2019)
89.2% (as of May, 2019)
Expected to Graduate on: May 2023
Latest Projects
Philippine Red Cross COVID-19 Platform
Lead Fullstack Developer (Remote Volunteer)
In collaboration with: McKinsey and Company, Philippine Bases Conversion and Development Authority, Philippine Coast Guard, Department of Health - Philippines, and more.
As of May 2020, the Philippine Red Cross is accounting to 45% of the COVID-19 testing in the Philippines. To further expedite the COVID-19 Testing process for patients, we've built the Philippine Red Cross COVID-19 Platform. This platform is aimed to further facilitate COVID-19 testing around the Philippine Red Cross and to automate repetitive tasks. We're working directly with Senator Richard "Dick" Gordon, Chairman of the Philippine Red Cross and his team to help patients get their results faster, increase data security, and to reduce human error.
Through the Philippine Red Cross, we're collaborating with Vince Dizon, president of the Philippine Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) and the folks at McKinsey and Company, a worldwide consulting firm to increase expanded COVID-19 testing in the Philippines and to incoming travellers.
We've also partnered with the Philippine Coast Guard to expedite testing in Airports. Through the launch of the electronic-based Case Investigation Forms, passengers wouldn't need to stay in airports for long unlike what was previously done (10-12 hours with a paper-based solution).
Dashboard Philippines
Fullstack + DevOps Developer
In partnership with: Google, Notion, DigitalOcean, ProtonMail, Slack, Intercom, MongoDB, Secuna, Globe Telecom, Philippine Red Cross, Department of Information and Communications Technology - Philippines, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Department of Health - Philippines, and more.
Dashboard Philippines is a website aimed to provide information to Filipino citizens during the quarantine life. Through Dashboard Philippines, users are able to gain up-to-date information on available resources and donation centers.
SignLingo [UBC Local Hack Day - Build Day 2019]
SignLingo is an ASL learning tool that translates visual hand signs into alphabetic characters with the goal of making communication more accessible to those with hearing impairments.
X-LEARN [Hack the North 2019]
X-LEARN is a web-based application which detects different diseases on patient X-ray photos. We harness machine learning to give doctors accurate predictions on aliments.
ChargeUp [DubHacks 2019]
chargeUP is a web application which allows users to rent out and locate the nearest personal EV charging ports.
Project Amihan
Project Amihan is a collaborative effort to crowdsource air quality data in different sectors around the Philippines. Through Project Amihan, users are able to download air quality data for research purposes and the like.
XS VoYC 2020 Website [Freelance Work]
The Xavier School Voice of the Youth Concert (XS VoYC) aims to promote its chosen advocacy through a celebration of music and entertainment. Hosted yearly, the Xavier School Variety Show receives an audience of over two thousand attendees. The concert showcases a wide array of talented performers, including bands, dance troupes, celebrities, and much more.